Cabinet



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Patented July 31, 1923.

JOHN JOSEPH LANE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

CABINET.

Application filed September 19, 1921. Serial No. 501,640.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it' known that I, JOHN J. LANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which thefollowing is a specification. a

. This invention relates to improvements in medicine and dressing cabinets and has as one of its objects to provide a cabinet which will be artistic and-attractive in appearance, sanitary, and so constructed as to. adapt it to support or contain a maximum number of various articles properly segregated, the arrangement being such, however, that the cabinet as a whole is compact in form and will occupy practicallyno more space than the ordinary medicine cabinets.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the cabinet that medicines andtoilet. articles contained therein may be properly segregated so that access may be readily had to the toilet articles, which are usually non-injurious if tampered with by children, provision being made at the same time for housing medicines in a less accessible manner although in such a manner as to rmit of their use by competent persons.

nother. object of the invention is toprovide a cabinet of the general class men tioned which will be substantial in construction and will prove of great convenience.

Another object of the invention is to pro- Vide in a cabinet of the class named a novel shelf and rail construction light in weight, substantial, and capable of being manufac tured at a reasonable cost.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a. perspective View of the cabinet embodyingthe invention, all of the compartment doors being shown closed but a portion of one door being broken away;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the cabinet, the door of the medicine compartment being shown swung to open position;

Figure 3 is a. vertical front to rear sectional view through the cabinet, the doors of all compartments being closed;

Figure 4. is a perspective view of a member of one of the shelves;

Figure 5- is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the members of the rail which surrounds the; shelf shown in Figure4;

-F igure 6 isa perspective view of one of the panels of the rail;

Figure 7 is a perspective View of another shelf removed from the cabinet.

Generally speaking the cabinet embodying the invention comprises a main compartment indicated in general by the numeral 1 and adapted to be closed at its front by a door indicated in general by the numeral 2, a second compartment 3 which is mounted upon the face of the door 2, and a door 4 which closes the front of the compartment 8, various other appurtenances being embodied .in connection with these essential parts.

The compartment 1 includes in its structure a back or rear wall indicated in general by the numeral 5 and this back is preferably in the form of a rectangular frame of wood comprising vertical side members or stiles 6, top and bottom rails 7 and 8, a vertical intermediate rail 9, and a horizontal cross rail 10. These several component parts of the frame structure are secured together preferably by mortise and tenon joints as indicated by the numeral 11. Any suitable type of suspension elements 12 may be secured upon the rear side of the frame of the back 5 for engagement with nails or hooks 13 driven into the wall surface upon which the cabinet is to be supported. The frame of the back 5 is faced with a sheet of metal indicated by the numeral 1 1 and secured in any suitable manner to the front side of the said frame. The compartment 1 further includes in its structure side walls 15, a top wall 16, and a bottom wall 17, this portion of the structure being preferably formed from wood and of general rectangular shape and being disposed against the forward side of the frame of the back 5 and secured thereto by any suitable means as for example by fastening elements (not shown) driven through the members of the frame of the back and into the rear edges of the walls 15, 16, and 17 Preferably the walls 15, 16, and 17 are lined with sheet metal as indicated by the numeral 18.

The bottom wall 17 of the compartment constitutes a supporting surface or shelf, and other shelves indicated in general by the numerals 19 and 20, are arranged within the compartment. As will be observed by reference to Figure 3 the shelf 19 is located above the bottom wall 17 ofthe compartment and the shelf 20 is located above the shelf 19, and railings 21, 22. and 23 are positioned to extend across and upwardly fro the front edge of v the bottom wall 17 ah shelves 19 and 20 respectively.

Figure 7 of the drawings illustrates in detail one of the shelves as for exam le the shelf 19 and it will be observed by re erence to this figure that the shelf comprisesa sheet 24 of metal provided along one longitudinal edge with a depending flange 25 and along itslateral or end edges with depending flanges 26.- The shelf is provided at its opposite or forward longitudinal edge with a flange 27 which is bent to project upwardly from the plane of the sheet 24 and is over-turned upon itself in a rearwarddirection as indicated by the numeral 28 so as to present 'a finished appearance and'be reinforced. The shelf is secured in place within the compartment by soldering or otherwise uniting the flanges 25and 26 respectivel to the sheet 14 and lining sheet 18. The ottom wall 17 of the compartment of course extends the entire width of the" compartment, and likewise the shelves 19 and 20 extend the entire width ofthe said compartment, their flanges 27 extending transversely across the open front ofthe compartment as best shown in Fignres 2 and 3 of the drawings. In connection with the bottom wall 17 and each of the shelves 19 and 20 there is provided a rail which upstands from the front edges "of the said wall and shelves and each of these rails comprises a plurality of panels 29 which are soldered or otherwise secured at their lowerends to the inner side or overturned portion 28, of the flange 27 and are suitably spaced throughout the length of the said flange. Each of these panels preferably formed from a rectangular blank of sheet metal folded along lines parallel to its lateral edges as indicated by the numeral 30 to provide portions 31 which mutually abut at their free longitudinal edges at the longitudinal middle of the panel. thus forming the panels they are made substantial and no sharp or rough ed es are presented by them. Each railing further includes an upper rail member indicated in general by the numeral 32 formed from a rectangular blank of sheet metal folded upon itself along lines parallel to its longitudinal ed es as indicated by the numeral 33 to provi e portions or folds'34.lying against one face of the blank, and further bent, or folded longitudinally medially as at 35s as to provideright angularlyey tending wings 36. Therail member 32 is disposed in o sition extendil along the upperv ends oi the panels 29 with the hori- "zontally disposed wing member resting upon the upper extremities of the panels,

d the said panels are soldered or other- "wisesecur'ed to the rear face of the vertia y s ed w g f v h an me r- These railings serve or course to retain in place articleswhich are disposed upon the bottom 17 and shelves 19 land 20.

It will be understood at this point that any desired number of shelves may be arranged within the compartment 1, and in the illustrated embodiment of the invention the uppermost shelf 20 serves to divide the interior of the compartment in a manner to define an upper section 37 within which section of th'e com par-tment it is intended that bottles or the like containing poisonous or corrosive medicines shall be stored, medicines which are not harmful being stored upon; the bottom17 of the compartment and upon the shelf 19. It

is also to be noted at this point that while the door 2 serves as a means for enclosing the entire open front of the compartment 1', and access may be had tothe shelf comprising the bottom 17', and to the shelf 19, by opening this door, means is provided for closing th'ecompartment section 37 so that access will not be had to this compartment section by the mere opening of the door 2. This closing means {preferably comprises d'oors 3S hinged at their relatively remote sides as at 39170 the front of the side walls of the compartment, and at their relatively adjacent 'sides being designed to clo'se' against an upright cleat 40 "arrangedwithin the open frontof'the compartment section suitable latches or "locks '41 'bein provided for holding the 'ddors closed. Tt

will I now be evident that when the door 21is swung to open' position, access may beiinmediately had to harmless medicines stored upon the bottom 17 and shelf 19 of the compartment but that, in order to gain access to poisonous medicines stored" preferably united by mortise and tenon joints as inthe instance of the back of the compartment], and the frame structure is hinged as at 47 at one side to the-corresponding side wall'of the saridcompartment 1 at the open front thereof. A sheet 47of a suitable metal issecured b fastening elements margina 1y tothe freembers 42,, 43 and 44 of the name structure of the door 2 at the front side thereof and constitutes the'front of the'door. The s'e'veral members of the frame structure (if the door of course define substantially *reetangular spaces'within the rear sideofthefddo'r,

and in order that these spaces may be ntiliied for the storage of articlessuchasnotefbooks, i

pamphlets, flat packages of articles fortoilet tacks o'r other i l or medicinal use, etc., strips or plates 48 are secured in position extending transversely of the rear side of the frame structure of the door. Thus one of the strips or plates 48 stiles 42 and to the lower rail 44. In this manner pockets 49 and 50 are provided upon the rear side of the door to contain articles such as those referred to above. Anysuitable scroll 51 may be provided upon the upper edge-of the door 2 and united to the upper cross rail 43 by strap-irons or other suitable fastening means 52.

The compartment 3 is preferably formed almost in its entirety from sheet metal and comprises side walls 53, a top wall 54, and a bottom wall 55, the walls 54 and 55 serving, as will presently be explained, as shelves.

The compartment 3 isof general rectangular form but of less width and height than the door 2, and the walls 53, 54 and'55 thereof are provided at their rear'edges with flanges 56, 57 and 58 which project toward the interior of the compartment at-right angles to the planes of the respective walls and are soldered or otherwise secured to the outer face of the front 47 a of the door 2. Shelves 59 and 60 are arranged within the compartment 3 and are of the same construction as the shelves 19 and 20, these shelves 59 and 60 as well as thebottom 55 serving tosupport articles disposed within the compartment. The top wall 54 of the compartment likewise serves as a shelf as previously stated for supporting articles exteriorly of the compartment such for example as clothes brushes, hat brushes, etc, the same being provided with a rail extending along its front and sides and indicated by the numeral 61,

for the purpose of retaining such articles thereon. The compartment 3 serves as a dressing compartment and within the same may be stored articles such as razors, shaving compartment 3 has an open front which is designed to be closed by a door 62 hinged at one side as at 63 and preferably provided upon its front with a mirror 64. Any suitable latch 65 may be provided holding the door 62 in closed position.

The V other containers may be supported exteri orly of the cabinet as a whole, a series of shelves 66 is arranged at each side of the compartment 3. Each of these shelves as illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings comprises a plate 67 of sheet metal having a general rectangular form and provided along two adjacent edges with depending flanges 68 soldered or otherwise secured to the outer side of the front 47 of the door 2 and to the outer sides of the side walls of the compartment 3, the shelves being arranged within the angles formed between the said front 47 and side walls 53. Upstanding flanges 69 corresponding to the flanges 27 are provided along the other edges of the plate 67, and railings 70 of the construction: previously described are secured at their lower portions to these flanges 69 and upstand from the planes of the respective shelf plates 67.

The numeral 71 indicates in general a comb and brush tray comprising a bottom 72, and walls 73, a front wall 74, and a rear wall 75. This tray is preferably formed from sheet metal and its rear wall 75 is soldered or secured in any other suitable manner to the front 47 of the door 2 horizontally below the compartment 3.

A towel rack 76 is mounted upon the front of the door 2 below the comb and brush tray 71, and a hook 77 may likewise be fixed upon this door as for example at the lower free corner thereof to serve for the suspension of a razor strop while in use.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

In a cabinet, the combination of a sheet metal box having side walls, top and bottom walls, and a back wall, the box being open at the forward side thereof, an overlying casing fitting the side, top and bottom walls of the box, a door normally closing the box at its open side, a skeleton frame secured against the rear edges of the casing reinforcing the casing and rigidly locking the walls thereof in fixed relative position to prevent cramping of the box by the easing, and means upon said frame for suspend ing the box havin its back wall spaced by the frame away rom the surface against which the box is hung, the frame functioning when the cabinet is suspended, to uni-,

formly distribute weight upon the frame to the casing to prevent stressing of the box.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

In order that other articles such for example as toilet preparations in bottles and JOHN JOSEPH LANE. [n s.] 

